CVE-2011-4324: linux linux_kernel
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-4324 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 4.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 21-06-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The encode_share_access function in fs/nfs/nfs4xdr.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG and system crash) by using the mknod system call with a pathname on an NFSv4 filesystem.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.48%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
41%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.48% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundLinux
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu9 products
- linux< 3.11.0-12.19
- linux-flo< 3.4.0-1.3
- linux-goldfish< 3.4.0-1.9
- linux-grouper< 3.1.10-8.28
- linux-lts-utopic< 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 2.6.28.10 | 2.6.28 | 2.6.28.1 | 2.6.28.2 | 2.6.28.3 | 2.6.28.4 | 2.6.28.5 | 2.6.28.6 | 2.6.28.7 | 2.6.28.8 | 2.6.28.9
2 vendors · 10 products
References
8 links- git.kernel.orgX Refsource CONFIRM
- ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29X Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755440X Refsource CONFIRM
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dc0b027dfadfcb8a5504f7d8052754bf8d501ab9X Refsource CONFIRMExploitPatch